Quorum sensing signal-response systems in Gram-negative bacteria

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 576-588

  Papenfort, Kai ^a   Bassler, Bonnie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL RESPONSE SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIBRIO; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHEROMONE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; PHEROMONES; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84982121502     PISSN: 17401526     EISSN: 17401534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.89     Document Type: Review

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